The Harmonists and the Mormons
If you haven't ever considered the influence of George Rapp (the pietist founder of Harmony, Pennsylvania) on Joseph Smith, Sidney Rigdon, and Mormonism, you're in for a treat.
http://sidneyrigdon.com/Rapp-LDS.htm
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"Do not despise the words of prophets, but test everything; hold fast to what is good; " 1 Thess. 5:21 (NRSV)
We all trust our own unorthodoxies.
Last edited by Sleeping in EQ; 05-15-2008 at 01:56 PM.
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